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Club for Growth Foundation publishes the scorecard study so the public ALABAMA can monitor the actions and the voting behavior of Alabama’s elected state SENATE SNAPSHOT lawmakers on economic growth issues.

ALABAMA The Foundation conducted a comprehensive examination of each lawmaker’s record on votes related to pro-growth policies and computed an SENATE Economic Growth Score on a scale of 0 to 100. A score of 100 indicates the highest support for pro-growth policies. VOTES

The Foundation examined legislative votes related to the Foundation’s immediate pro-economic growth policy goals, including: ALABAMA SENATE • Reducing or eliminating tax rates and enacting tax reform VOTE • Limited government through limited spending and budget reform DESCRIPTIONS • Regulatory reform and deregulation • Ending abusive lawsuits through medical malpractice and tort reform ALABAMA This scorecard is based on selected HOUSE • Expanding school choice votes of importance to the Foundation, SNAPSHOT • Implementing term limits and does not include the complete voting record of any legislator. There are inherent limitations in judging the Not all of these policy goals will come up for a vote in each legislative session. ALABAMA overall qualifications of any legislator HOUSE based on a selected voting record, and The Foundation also examined votes on bills that would directly harm these goals. VOTES the Foundation does not endorse or oppose any legislator for public office. ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 3 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS ranked. Aside from ties, lawmakers with 0% FOUNDATION CONSIDERED IN scores are, by default, ranked #105 in the ALABAMA IN 2020 House and #35 in the Senate. Scores and ranks cannot be directly compared between METHODOLOGY The Foundation’s study examined over the House and Senate, as different votes “Through the release of this 2019 ALABAMA 1,671 floor votes and, in the end, included were taken in each chamber. If applicable, series, the Club for Growth 21 Alabama House votes and 20 Alabama the study also records a “Lifetime Score” Senate votes. for each lawmaker. This is a simple average Foundation is looking at how ALABAMA of the scores from 2019 and all previous state legislatures perform in SENATE COMPUTATION years where the lawmaker earned a score. SNAPSHOT terms of pro-growth policies. In some cases, a lawmaker was not present Scores are computed on a scale of 0 to 100. ALABAMA for enough votes for a meaningful score We believe that this scorecard Each vote or action in the rating is assigned SENATE or ranking to be computed. In such cases a certain number of points depending on will help inform citizens VOTES “n.a.” for “not applicable” appears. In its relative importance. If a lawmaker casts computing lifetime scores, years with “n.a.” and entrepreneurs about a correct vote, the scorecard will denote it ALABAMA listed instead of a score are not included. with that number. If a lawmaker casts an who supports the policies SENATE Comparing such scores to other members VOTE incorrect vote, the scorecard will denote that without “n.a.” years may be misleading. that are good for economic DESCRIPTIONS vote with a hyphen (-). Absences are not counted – signified as an “X” on the scorecard prosperity.” ALABAMA – though the Foundation reserves the right ADDITIONAL FACTORS HOUSE to do so if, in its judgment, a lawmaker’s - DAVID McINTOSH SNAPSHOT position was otherwise discernible. If a A study of roll call votes on the floor of PRESIDENT, CLUB FOR GROWTH FOUNDATION lawmaker was not officially sworn into office the Alabama House and Alabama Senate at the time of a vote, the scorecard will and legislative actions is just that. It cannot ALABAMA HOUSE denote that vote with an “I”. account for a lawmaker’s work in committee, VOTES advocacy in his party’s caucus meetings, To provide some additional guidance and effectiveness as a leader in advocating ALABAMA concerning the scores, each lawmaker was pro-growth policies. HOUSE VOTE 4 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

HIGHEST-RATED REPUBLICAN 35 MEMBERS Senator Shay Shelnutt (SD-17) | 38% METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA

ALABAMA SENATE Alabama SNAPSHOT LOWEST-RATED REPUBLICAN Senate Senator Del Marsh (SD-12) | 4% ALABAMA SENATE Snapshot VOTES

27 Republicans ALABAMA SENATE HIGHEST-RATED DEMOCRAT VOTE DESCRIPTIONS 8 Democrats Senator Vivian Figures (SD-33) | 30%

ALABAMA 0 Vacancies HOUSE SNAPSHOT

Average Republican Score: 18% LOWEST-RATED DEMOCRAT ALABAMA Senator Malika Sanders-Fortier (SD-23) | 12% HOUSE Average Democrat Score: 17% VOTES

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Life- Name District Party Score Rank score ALABAMA HB2 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199 SENATE PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N SNAPSHOT POINTS 13 5 2 5 4 4 5 7 5 2 5 5 3 6 7 6 5 4 3 4 Albritton, Greg SD-22 R 20% 20% - - - X - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 - - 5 - - - 9 Allen, Gerald SD-21 R 15% 15% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 - X - - - - 16 ALABAMA Barfoot, Will SD-25 R 32% 32% 13 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 - - 5 - - - 3 SENATE Beasley, William SD-28 D 15% 15% - - - - X - 5 - X - - - 3 6 ------16 VOTES Burkette, David SD-26 D 15% 15% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 X - - - - - 16 Butler, Tom SD-02 R 15% 15% - - - - X - 5 - - - - - 3 6 ------16 ALABAMA Chambliss, Clyde SD-30 R 9% 9% - - - - X - 5 - - - - - 3 X ------31 SENATE Chesteen, Donnie SD-29 R 15% 15% - - - - X - 5 - - - - - 3 6 ------16 VOTE Coleman-Madison, Linda SD-20 D 18% 18% - X X - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 X - - - X X 11 DESCRIPTIONS Dunn, Priscilla SD-19 D n/a n/a X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Elliott, Chris SD-32 R 16% 16% ------5 - - - X X 3 6 ------13 ALABAMA Figures, Vivian SD-33 D 30% 30% 13 - - - X - 5 - - - - - 3 X - - X - X 4 5 HOUSE Givhan, Sam SD-07 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------23 SNAPSHOT Gudger, Garlan SD-04 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------23 Holley, Jimmy SD-31 R n/a n/a - X X - X - X X X - X X X X X - 5 X X X Jones, Andrew SD-10 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------23 ALABAMA Livingston, Steve SD-08 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------23 HOUSE Marsh, Del SD-12 R 4% 4% - - - X - - X - - - - - 3 X ------33 VOTES McClendon, Jim SD-11 R 27% 27% 13 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 ------6 Melson, Tim SD-01 R 19% 19% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 - - 5 - - - 10 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 6 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | Senate Scorecard (Continued)

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Life- Name District Party Score Rank score ALABAMA HB2 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199 SENATE PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N SNAPSHOT POINTS 13 5 2 5 4 4 5 7 5 2 5 5 3 6 7 6 5 4 3 4 Orr, Arthur SD-03 R 23% 23% - 5 - - - - 5 X - - - - X 6 - - 5 - - - 7 Price, Randy SD-13 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 - - - - X - 23 ALABAMA Reed, Greg SD-05 R 15% 15% ------X - - - - - 3 6 - - 5 - - - 16 SENATE Roberts, Dan SD-15 R 32% 32% 13 5 - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 ------3 VOTES Sanders-Fortier, Malika SD-23 D 12% 12% - - X - X - 5 - X - X X 3 X - - X - - - 29 Scofield, Clay SD-09 R 12% 12% - 5 - - - - 5 X - - - - X X ------29 ALABAMA Sessions, David SD-35 R 16% 16% - - - - - X 5 - - X - - 3 6 - X - - - - 13 SENATE Shelnutt, Shay SD-17 R 38% 38% 13 - - - X - 5 - X - X X 3 6 - - X X - - 1 VOTE Singleton, Bobby SD-24 D 18% 18% - - - X X - 5 - - - X - 3 6 - - - - X X 11 DESCRIPTIONS Smitherman, Rodger SD-18 D 13% 13% - - X - - - 5 X - - - - X 6 ------28 Stutts, Larry SD-06 R 34% 34% 13 - - - - - 5 X - - - - 3 6 - - 5 - - - 2 ALABAMA Waggoner, J. T. SD-16 R 15% 15% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 - - - X - - 16 HOUSE Ward, Cam SD-14 R 21% 21% - 5 - X - - 5 - X - - - 3 6 ------8 SNAPSHOT Whatley, Thomas SD-27 R 9% 9% - - - X - - 5 - - - - - 3 X ------31 Williams, Jack SD-34 R 16% 16% - X - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 X - - - - - 13 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTES

ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 7 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | Senate Vote Descriptions METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA HB 2 the enormous burden from defined benefit HB 118 PROCEDURALLY DECEITFUL GAS TAX plans because the plans are often overly EXTENDING LICENSING SCHEME ON INCREASE generous, underfunded, and frequently raided. MASSAGE THERAPISTS ALABAMA (CFGF OPPOSES) Responsible lawmakers should insist on phasing (CFGF OPPOSES) SENATE SNAPSHOT This anti-growth bill, which increases fuel them out and instituting defined contribution This bill extends the authorization for the taxes by 10 cents a gallon over three years, plans instead. The House passed this, 100-0, Alabama Board of Massage Therapy until on April 25, 2019. The Senate passed it, 27-4, was purposely ushered into passage during 2023. Such an entity should not exist. Overly ALABAMA a special legislative session, allowing for on May 31, 2019. burdensome occupational licensing schemes SENATE only a mere majority needed to raise taxes serve as a barrier of entry for those attempting VOTES on Alabamans instead of the supermajority HB 104 to enter into a certain field while providing requirement for a regular session. The Alabama MOBILE COUNTY TOBACCO TAX SCHEME unnecessary revenue streams to government ALABAMA House passed this, 83-20, on March 8, 2019. (CFGF OPPOSES) and crowding out the competition in favor of SENATE VOTE The Senate passed it, 28-6, on March 12, 2019. This bill levies new taxes on the sale, distribution, established brands. The Alabama House passed DESCRIPTIONS and use of tobacco products in Mobile County. this bill, 98-0, on March 21, 2019. The Senate HB 77 The taxes range from an additional 20 cents on passed it, 29-0, on April 11, 2019. NEW DEFINED BENEFIT STATE EMPLOYEE packages of cigarettes and tobacco substitutes ALABAMA all the way up to 34 cents on packages of HOUSE RETIREMENT PLAN HB 152 SNAPSHOT (CFGF OPPOSES) tobacco paper. The state legislature should THE 2019 GENERAL FUND BUDGET This bill creates a new and expensive Tier not be condoning new taxation schemes. The (CFGF OPPOSES) III retirement plan for teachers and public Alabama House passed the bill, 29-0, with 75 This bill allocates $2.1 billion in spending for ALABAMA school employees on top of existing Tier I legislators not voting on April 18, 2019. It passed the State General Fund. This is a $100 million HOUSE VOTES and Tier II retirement plans. Teachers on this the Alabama Senate, 30-0, on May 2, 2019. increas—roughly 5 percent—over 2018 General new plan could receive up to 80 percent of Fund spending. A common benchmark to their salary upon retirement. Taxpayers carry grade spending increases is the growth rate in ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 8 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | Senate Vote Descriptions

population plus inflation, which stood at just HB 203 employee to sue an employer under both federal METHODOLOGY 1.73%. Since this bill grows beyond that, it forces EXPANDED TAXPAYER ADVOCACY and state law. If successful, the individual keeps 2019 ALABAMA an extra burden on Alabama taxpayers that they (CFGF SUPPORTS) whichever amount is higher. This will potentially shouldn’t have to carry. The Alabama House This bill amends the Alabama Taxpayer Bill open the door to frivolous lawsuits, leading to passed this spending increase, 101-0, on May of Rights to allow for additional taxpayer employers spending resources on litigation and ALABAMA 30, 2019. The Senate passed it, 25-0, later the offsetting it by raising prices on consumers. advocates at the state’s Department of Revenue SENATE same day. to work on behalf of Alabamans inquiring or The Alabama House passed the bill, 102-0, on SNAPSHOT appealing their particular case. Additionally, May 30, 2019. The Senate passed it, 27-0, the HB 155 the legislation provides these advocates with same day. ALABAMA RETROACTIVE TAX ON PERSONAL PROPERTY the authority to waive certain penalties based SENATE RENTALS HB 241 on reasonable cause providing additional VOTES (CFGF OPPOSES) resources to protect taxpayers. The Alabama EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE This bill imposes a new retroactive license House passed the bill, 92-0, on April 16, 2019. LICENSING SCHEME ALABAMA tax, in addition to already existing taxes, on (CFGF OPPOSES) The Senate passed it, 31-0, on April 30, 2019. SENATE individuals leasing or renting so-called “tangible This bill increases, by tenfold, the maximum VOTE personal property.” The tax is four percent of HB 225 fine the Examiner’s Board of Landscape DESCRIPTIONS gross proceeds to the lessor. Incredulously, the MISGUIDED EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION Architecture can impose against a licensee legislation specifically blesses the practice of (CFGF OPPOSES) from $250 to $2,500 per violation. It also ALABAMA passing on the cost of the tax to the customer. This bill attempts to address workplace authorizes the board to assess the costs of HOUSE SNAPSHOT The Alabama House passed this bill, 100-0, on discrimination in the payment of wages based conducting a disciplinary action against an April 23, 2019. The Senate passed it, 33-0, on on sex. While the bill provides exceptions based accused who is found guilty of the charges and April 18, 2019. increases the license application fee from $75 on seniority, merit, and earnings based on the ALABAMA quantity or quality of products, it extends the to $150. The Alabama House passed the bill, HOUSE timeframe for a cause of action to two years 72-19, on April 23, 2019. The Senate passed it, VOTES instead of one year. Furthermore, it provides 29-0, on May 7, 2019. the ability for an employee or prospective ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 9 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | Senate Vote Descriptions

HB 299 expense of entrepreneurs and taxpayers. This Services. This is an important reform needed METHODOLOGY MONTGOMERY COUNTY RENTAL TAX bill passed the Alabama House, 13-0, with 91 not to pierce through Alabama’s opaque budget 2019 ALABAMA INCREASE voting on May 16, 2019. It passed the Senate, process to determine whether or not Alabamans (CFGF OPPOSES) 29-0, on May 23, 2019. are having their hard-earned tax dollars spent This bill is yet another tax imposed on wisely and effectively. The Alabama House ALABAMA HB 518 passed the bill, 85-0, on May 30, 2019. The individuals and businesses leasing or renting SENATE so-called “tangible personal property” such STATE CONTROL OF THE WORD “MEAT” Senate passed it, 30-0, on May 29, 2019. SNAPSHOT as automobiles, trailers, and rental passenger (CFGF OPPOSES) vehicles in Montgomery County. This bill passed This bill would prohibit lab-grown meat, or SB 73 ALABAMA the Alabama House, 20-0, with 84 not voting meat-substitute proteins, from being labeled PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE SENATE as either meat or a meat food product. For the TRANSPARENCY REFORM on April 9, 2019. It passed the Senate, 33-0, VOTES on April 18, 2019. government to interfere in the marketplace to (CFGF SUPPORTS) prevent the free use of the English language This bill prohibits medical device and biologics ALABAMA is to stifle commercial speech and reduce middlemen, commonly known as pharmacy HB 39 SENATE BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT competition on behalf of special interests. The benefit managers (PBMs), from prohibiting VOTE TAX Alabama House passed this bill, 97-2, on May pharmacies from disclosing the costs of DESCRIPTIONS (CFGF OPPOSES) 14, 2019. The Alabama Senate passed it, 30-0, alternative treatments to customers as well This bill authorized the Birmingham industrial on May 23, 2019. as providing price points for medication ALABAMA development board to implement a .0025% without insurance. PBMs have been estimated HOUSE SNAPSHOT “fee” on any business applicant that receives a HB 537 to have an impact as high as $100 billion per tax abatement on projects up to $40,000,000. NEW GOVERNMENT INTEGRITY year in increased prescription drug costs to COMMISSION consumers. Transparency will help reduce that The purpose of the tax is ostensibly for ALABAMA “economic development.” Such cronyism and (CFGF SUPPORTS) cost. The Alabama House passed the bill, 101- HOUSE taxation schemes are designed to benefit the This bill establishes a new committee to review 0, on May 29, 2019. The Senate passed it, 27-0, VOTES well-connected and further ensconce big government spending integrity and efficiency on May 15, 2019. government’s merger with big business at the known as the Commission on Evaluation of ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 10 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | Senate Vote Descriptions

SB 78 in Mobile for the purpose of promoting tourism. SB 192 METHODOLOGY NEW TAXPAYER-FUNDED CRONYISM Poor public policy like this creates winners and FOUR PERCENT ACROSS-THE-BOARD 2019 ALABAMA GRANTS losers among industries and businesses and TEACHER PAY RAISE (CFGF OPPOSES) advances government-sanctioned cronyism (CFGF OPPOSES) This bill is known as the “Alabama Innovation and favoritism. The Alabama Senate passed This bill provided a 4 percent across-the-board ALABAMA the bill, 32-0, on April 18, 2019. The Alabama Act” and creates a new series of grants under pay raise for all certified K-12 teachers and SENATE a new agency (the Alabama Research and House passed it, 32-0, with 72 legislators not administrative personnel in the Alabama public SNAPSHOT Development Enhancement Fund) to dole voting on May 14, 2019. school system. This spending is well above out taxpayer-funded money to universities inflation, which stood at 1.4 percent at the time ALABAMA and tax-exempt nonprofits headquartered SB 147 of this vote, and does not take into account the SENATE EXPANDED TAXPAYER-FUNDED PENSION in the state to conduct research on biofuels performance of teachers and administrative VOTES and government-preferred industries. The BENEFITS personnel. Such lazy policies contribute amount of money appropriated is not capped (CFGF OPPOSES) both to unhealthy long-term fiscal outlooks ALABAMA This bill extends the benefits provided to Tier and subject to the state legislature under and stagnation in educational outcomes. The SENATE the guise of allegedly bolstering the private I retirement plans to those enrolled in Tier II Alabama House passed the bill, 103-0, on May VOTE sector through tax dollars aimed at sparking retirement plans. The expansion of benefits to 28, 2019. The Senate passed it on, 31-0, on DESCRIPTIONS “innovation”. The Alabama House passed the Tier II members, who have been enrolled in a May 2, 2019. bill, 103-0, on May 31, 2019. The Senate passed taxpayer-funded pension and retirement plan ALABAMA it, 30-0, later the same day. for fewer years than Tier I members, is short- SB 195 HOUSE SNAPSHOT sighted and once again sets up future fiscal BIG SUPPLEMENTAL SPENDING BILL SB 112 burdens for Alabama taxpayers. The Alabama (CFGF OPPOSES) House passed the bill, 98-0, on May 2, 2019. NEW TOURISM TAX ON MOBILE This bill allocates a total of $7.5 million to various ALABAMA BUSINESSES The Senate passed it, 24-7, on April 16, 2019. state entities in addition to the existing $7.1 billion HOUSE (CFGF OPPOSES) provided for in the 2019 Education Trust Fund VOTES This bill creates a new tax on certain businesses Budget. Such spending decisions should be ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 11 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | Senate Vote Descriptions

confined within the state’s budget process, not outside of existing authorization levels. Alabama’s METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA bifurcated state budget structure and opaque process at times make it easier for lawmakers to simply appropriate new or additional money for ALABAMA governmental entities outside of the confines of SENATE the state’s budget. This is in dire need of reform. SNAPSHOT The House passed this, 103-0, on May 28, 2019. The Senate passed it, 29-0, on May 2, 2019. ALABAMA SB 199 SENATE VOTES THE 2018 EDUCATION TRUST FUND BUDGET ALABAMA (CFGF OPPOSES) SENATE This bill allocates $7.1 billion in spending for the VOTE Education Trust Fund. This is a $500 million DESCRIPTIONS increase--roughly 7.5 percent--over 2018 Education Trust Fund spending. A common ALABAMA benchmark to grade spending increases is the HOUSE growth rate in population plus inflation, which SNAPSHOT stood at just 1.73%. Since this bill grows beyond that, it forces an extra burden on Alabama ALABAMA taxpayers that they shouldn’t have to carry. The HOUSE Alabama House passed this spending increase, VOTES 102-0, on May 31, 2019. The Senate passed it,

30-1, on the same day. ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 12 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

HIGHEST-RATED REPUBLICAN 105 MEMBERS Rep. Tommy Hanes (HD-23) | 46% METHODOLOGY Rep. Arnold Mooney (HD-43) | 46% 2019 ALABAMA

Alabama ALABAMA SENATE House SNAPSHOT LOWEST-RATED REPUBLICAN Rep. (HD-100) | 4% Snapshot ALABAMA SENATE VOTES 77 Republicans

ALABAMA SENATE 28 Democrats VOTE HIGHEST-RATED DEMOCRAT DESCRIPTIONS Rep. John Rogers (HD-52) | 40% 0 Vacancies ALABAMA HOUSE Average Republican Score: 21% SNAPSHOT

Average Democrat Score: 18% LOWEST-RATED DEMOCRAT ALABAMA Rep. (HD-19) | 14% HOUSE VOTES Rep. Artis McCampbell (HD-71) | 14%

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METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA Name District Party Score Lifescore Rank HB2 HB26 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199

PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N ALABAMA POINTS 13 3 5 2 5 4 3 5 8 5 2 5 4 3 6 7 6 5 3 2 4 SENATE SNAPSHOT Alexander, Louise HD-056 D 20% 20% ------5 - 5 - X - 3 6 ------26 Allen, Wes HD-089 R 23% 23% - X - X - - - 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 21 Baker, Alan HD-066 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 ALABAMA Ball, Mike HD-010 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X - - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 SENATE Blackshear, Chris HD-080 R 15% 15% ------5 - - X - - 3 6 - X - - - - 72 VOTES Boyd, Barbara HD-032 D 16% 16% ------5 - X - X - 3 6 ------49 Bracy, Napoleon HD-098 D 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 ALABAMA Brown, Chip HD-105 R 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 SENATE Brown, K.L. HD-040 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 VOTE Carns, Jim HD-048 R 33% 33% 13 - - X - - - 5 - X X - X 3 6 - X - - - - 10 DESCRIPTIONS Chestnut, Prince HD-067 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 Clarke, Adline HD-097 D 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 ALABAMA Clouse, Steve HD-093 R 15% 15% - - X - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 ------72 HOUSE Coleman, Merika HD-057 D 18% 18% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X X - - - 32 SNAPSHOT Collins, Terri HD-008 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 Crawford, Danny HD-005 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 ALABAMA Daniels, Anthony HD-053 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 HOUSE Dismukes, Will HD-088 R 30% 30% 13 X - X - - - 5 - - X X - X 6 - X - - - - 18 VOTES Drake, Dickie HD-045 R 18% 18% - - - X - - - 5 - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 32 Drummond, Barbara HD-103 D 15% 15% ------5 - - - X - 3 6 ------72 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 14 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Scorecard (Continued)

METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA Name District Party Score Lifescore Rank HB2 HB26 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199

PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N ALABAMA POINTS 13 3 5 2 5 4 3 5 8 5 2 5 4 3 6 7 6 5 3 2 4 SENATE SNAPSHOT Easterbrook, Brett HD-065 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 Ellis, Corley HD-041 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 England, Christopher HD-070 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - X - - 3 6 ------72 ALABAMA Estes, Tracy HD-017 R 18% 18% - - - - - X - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - X 32 SENATE Farley, Allen HD-015 R 28% 28% 13 - - X - - - X - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 19 VOTES Faulkner, David HD-046 R 17% 17% - X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 41 Faust, Joe HD-094 R 14% 14% - - - X - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 ------93 ALABAMA Fincher, Bob HD-037 R 32% 32% 13 - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 13 SENATE Forte, Berry HD-084 D 20% 20% ------5 - 5 - X - 3 6 ------26 VOTE Fridy, Matt HD-073 R 32% 32% 13 - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 13 DESCRIPTIONS Garrett, Danny HD-044 R 18% 18% - - - X - - - 5 - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 32 Gaston, Victor HD-100 R 4% 4% - - - X - - - X - - X X X 3 X - X - - - - 103 ALABAMA Givan, Juandalynn HD-060 D 16% 16% - - X X X - X X - X X X - 3 6 - X X - - - 49 HOUSE Gray, Jeremy HD-083 D 17% 17% - - - X - - - 5 - X - X - 3 6 - X - - - - 41 SNAPSHOT Greer, Lynn HD-002 R 18% 18% - - X - - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X X - - - 32 Grimsley, Dexter HD-085 D 20% 20% ------5 - 5 - X - 3 6 ------26 ALABAMA Hall, Laura HD-019 D 14% 14% - - - X - - - X - 5 X X - X 6 - X - - - - 93 HOUSE Hanes, Tommy HD-023 R 46% 46% 13 X - X - X - 5 X 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 1 VOTES Harbison, Corey HD-012 R 33% 33% 13 X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 10 Hatcher, Kirk HD-078 D 18% 18% X ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------32 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 15 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Scorecard (Continued)

METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA Name District Party Score Lifescore Rank HB2 HB26 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199

PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N ALABAMA POINTS 13 3 5 2 5 4 3 5 8 5 2 5 4 3 6 7 6 5 3 2 4 SENATE SNAPSHOT Hill, Jim HD-050 R 19% 19% - X - X X - - 5 - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 31 Hollis, Rolanda HD-058 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - - X - 3 6 ------72 Holmes, Mike HD-031 R 36% 36% 13 X - X - - X X - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 8 ALABAMA Howard, Ralph HD-072 D 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 SENATE Hurst, Stephen HD-035 R 22% 22% - - - X - - - 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 23 VOTES Ingram, Reed HD-075 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 Isbell, Gil HD-028 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 ALABAMA Jackson, Thomas HD-068 D 20% 20% ------5 - 5 - X - 3 6 ------26 SENATE Johnson, Ronald HD-033 R 32% 32% 13 - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 13 VOTE Jones, Mike HD-092 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 DESCRIPTIONS Jones, Sam HD-099 D 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 Kiel, Jamie HD-018 R 39% 39% 13 X - X - - - 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 4 ALABAMA Kitchens, Wes HD-027 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 HOUSE Lawrence, Kelvin HD-069 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - - X - 3 6 ------72 SNAPSHOT Ledbetter, Nathaniel HD-024 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 Lee, Paul HD-086 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------93 ALABAMA Lipscomb, Craig HD-030 R 12% 12% - - - X - - - X - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 100 HOUSE Lovvorn, Joe HD-079 R 11% 11% - - - X - - - X - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 101 VOTES Marques, Rhett HD-091 R 16% 16% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 Martin, James HD-042 R n/a n/a - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 16 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Scorecard (Continued)

METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA Name District Party Score Lifescore Rank HB2 HB26 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199

PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N ALABAMA POINTS 13 3 5 2 5 4 3 5 8 5 2 5 4 3 6 7 6 5 3 2 4 SENATE SNAPSHOT McCampbell, Artis HD-071 D 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------93 McClammy, Thad HD-076 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - - X - 3 6 ------72 McCutcheon, Mac HD-025 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 ALABAMA McMillan, Steve HD-095 R 14% 14% ------5 - - - - - 3 6 ------93 SENATE Mooney, Arnold HD-043 R 46% 46% 13 X - X X - X 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X X - - - 1 VOTES Moore, Mary HD-059 D 38% 38% 13 - - X X - - X - 5 X X 4 3 6 ------6 Moore, Parker HD-004 R 20% 20% X X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 26 ALABAMA Morris, TaShina HD-077 D 17% 17% - - - X - - - X - 5 X X X 3 6 ------41 SENATE Nordgren, Becky HD-029 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 VOTE Oliver, Ed HD-081 R 21% 21% - - - X - - - 5 - 5 - - - 3 6 - X - - - - 25 DESCRIPTIONS Pettus, Phillip HD-001 R 23% 23% - X - X - - - 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 21 Polizos, Dimitri HD-074 R n/a n/a - I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ALABAMA Poole, William HD-063 R 11% 11% - - - X - - - X - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 101 HOUSE Pringle, Chris HD-101 R 17% 17% - X - - - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 41 SNAPSHOT Rafferty, Neil HD-054 D 15% 15% - - - X - - - 5 - - X - - 3 6 ------72 Reynolds, Rex HD-021 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 ALABAMA Rich, Kerry HD-026 R 17% 17% - X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 41 HOUSE Robertson, Proncey HD-007 R 13% 13% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - X 6 - X - - - - 99 VOTES Rogers, John HD-052 D 40% 40% 13 - - X X - - X - 5 - X 4 3 6 - - X - - - 3 Rowe, Connie HD-013 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 17 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Scorecard (Continued)

METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA Name District Party Score Lifescore Rank HB2 HB26 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199

PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N ALABAMA POINTS 13 3 5 2 5 4 3 5 8 5 2 5 4 3 6 7 6 5 3 2 4 SENATE SNAPSHOT Sanderford, Howard HD-020 R 17% 17% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X X 3 6 - X - - - - 41 Scott, Roderick HD-055 D 15% 15% - X - - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 6 - X - - - - 72 Sells, Chris HD-090 R 18% 18% - X - - - - - 5 - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 32 ALABAMA Shaver, Ginny HD-039 R 17% 17% - X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 41 SENATE Shedd, Randall HD-011 R 14% 14% - X - - - - - 5 - X X X - X 6 - X - - - - 93 VOTES Shiver, Harry HD-064 R 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 Simpson, Matt HD-096 R 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 ALABAMA Sorrell, Andrew HD-003 R 33% 33% 13 X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 10 SENATE Sorrells, Jeff HD-087 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 VOTE South, Kyle HD-016 R 18% 18% - - - X - - - 5 - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 32 DESCRIPTIONS Stadthagen, Scott HD-009 R 32% 32% 13 - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 13 Standridge, David HD-034 R 35% 35% 13 X - X - - - 5 - X X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 9 ALABAMA Stringer, Shane HD-102 R 15% 15% ------5 - - X X - 3 6 ------72 HOUSE Sullivan, Rodney HD-061 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 SNAPSHOT Treadaway, Allen HD-051 R 32% 32% 13 - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 13 Wadsworth, Timothy HD-014 R 22% 22% - - - X - - - 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 23 ALABAMA Warren, Pebblin HD-082 D 15% 15% - X - - - - - 5 - - - X - 3 6 ------72 HOUSE Weaver, April HD-049 R 27% 27% 13 - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 X - X - - - - 20 VOTES Wheeler, David HD-047 R 37% 37% 13 X - X - - - 5 - 5 X - - 3 6 - X - - - - 7 Whitt, Andy HD-006 R 17% 17% - X - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 41 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 18 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Scorecard (Continued)

METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA Name District Party Score Lifescore Rank HB2 HB26 HB77 HB104 HB118 HB152 HB155 HB203 HB225 HB241 HB299 HB396 HB518 HB537 SB73 SB78 SB112 SB147 SB192 SB195 SB199

PRO-GROWTH POSITION N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N ALABAMA POINTS 13 3 5 2 5 4 3 5 8 5 2 5 4 3 6 7 6 5 3 2 4 SENATE SNAPSHOT Whorton, Ritchie HD-022 R 39% 39% 13 X - X - - - 5 - 5 X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 4 Wilcox, Margie HD-104 R 15% 15% - X - - - - - 5 - - - X - 3 6 ------72 Wingo, Rich HD-062 R 18% 18% - X - X X - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 32 ALABAMA Wood, Debbie HD-038 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 SENATE Wood, Randy HD-036 R 16% 16% - - - X - - - 5 - - X X - 3 6 - X - - - - 49 VOTES

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ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 19 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Vote Descriptions METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA HB 2 that use microblading techniques and create HB 104 PROCEDURALLY DECEITFUL GAS TAX a permanent $200 annual tax on businesses MOBILE COUNTY TOBACCO TAX SCHEME INCREASE to continue the practice. The Alabama House (CFGF OPPOSES) ALABAMA (CFGF OPPOSES) passed this bill, 78-0, on May 21, 2019. The Senate This bill levies new taxes on the sale, distribution, SENATE SNAPSHOT This anti-growth bill, which increases fuel taxes did not take up the bill. and use of tobacco products in Mobile County. by 10 cents a gallon over three years, was The taxes range from an additional 20 cents on HB 77 purposely ushered into passage during a special packages of cigarettes and tobacco substitutes ALABAMA legislative session, allowing for only a mere NEW DEFINED BENEFIT STATE EMPLOYEE all the way up to 34 cents on packages of SENATE majority needed to raise taxes on Alabamans RETIREMENT PLAN tobacco paper. The state legislature should VOTES instead of the supermajority requirement for a (CFGF OPPOSES) not be condoning new taxation schemes. The regular session. The Alabama House passed this, This bill creates a new and expensive Tier III Alabama House passed the bill, 29-0, with 75 ALABAMA 83-20, on March 8, 2019. The Senate passed it, retirement plan for teachers and public school legislators not voting on April 18, 2019. It passed SENATE VOTE 28-6, on March 12, 2019. employees on top of existing Tier I and Tier the Alabama Senate, 30-0, on May 2, 2019. DESCRIPTIONS II retirement plans. Teachers on this new plan HB 26 could receive up to 80 percent of their salary HB 118 REGULATING EYEBROW MICROBLADING upon retirement. Taxpayers carry the enormous EXTENDING LICENSING SCHEME ON ALABAMA burden from defined benefit plans because the HOUSE COSMETOLOGY MASSAGE THERAPISTS SNAPSHOT (CFGF OPPOSES) plans are often overly generous, underfunded, (CFGF OPPOSES) This bill creates a new regulatory scheme through and frequently raided. Responsible lawmakers This bill extends the authorization for the Alabama the State Department of Health to regulate should insist on phasing them out and instituting Board of Massage Therapy until 2023. Such an ALABAMA eyebrow cosmetologists. Aside from creating defined contribution plans instead. The House entity should not exist. Overly burdensome HOUSE VOTES yet another occupational licensing scheme as passed this, 100-0, on April 25, 2019. The Senate occupational licensing schemes serve as a barrier a barrier of entry into the field, the bill would passed it, 27-4, on May 31, 2019. of entry for those attempting to enter into a certain institute a $250 initial licensing fee for facilities field while providing unnecessary revenue streams ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 20 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Vote Descriptions

to government and crowding out the competition individuals leasing or renting so-called “tangible HB 225 METHODOLOGY in favor of established brands. The Alabama House personal property.” The tax is four percent of MISGUIDED EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION 2019 ALABAMA passed this bill, 98-0, on March 21, 2019. The gross proceeds to the lessor. Incredulously, the (CFGF OPPOSES) Senate passed it, 29-0, on April 11, 2019. legislation specifically blesses the practice of This bill attempts to address workplace passing on the cost of the tax to the customer. discrimination in the payment of wages based ALABAMA HB 152 The Alabama House passed this bill, 100-0, on on sex. While the bill provides exceptions based SENATE THE 2019 GENERAL FUND BUDGET April 23, 2019. The Senate passed it, 33-0, on on seniority, merit, and earnings based on the SNAPSHOT (CFGF OPPOSES) April 18, 2019. quantity or quality of products, it extends the This bill allocates $2.1 billion in spending for timeframe for a cause of action to two years ALABAMA the State General Fund. This is a $100 million HB 203 instead of one year. Furthermore, it provides the SENATE increase--roughly 5 percent--over 2018 General EXPANDED TAXPAYER ADVOCACY ability for an employee or prospective employee VOTES Fund spending. A common benchmark to grade (CFGF SUPPORTS) to sue an employer under both federal and state spending increases is the growth rate in population This bill amends the Alabama Taxpayer Bill of law. If successful, the individual keeps whichever ALABAMA plus inflation, which stood at just 1.73%. Since this Rights to allow for additional taxpayer advocates amount is higher. This will potentially open the SENATE bill grows beyond that, it forces an extra burden at the state’s Department of Revenue to work door to frivolous lawsuits, leading to employers VOTE on Alabama taxpayers that they shouldn’t have to on behalf of Alabamans inquiring or appealing spending resources on litigation and offsetting DESCRIPTIONS carry. The Alabama House passed this spending their particular case. Additionally, the legislation it by raising prices on consumers. The Alabama increase, 101-0, on May 30, 2019. The Senate provides these advocates with the authority to House passed the bill, 102-0, on May 30, 2019. ALABAMA passed it, 25-0, later the same day. waive certain penalties based on reasonable The Senate passed it, 27-0, the same day. HOUSE cause providing additional resources to protect SNAPSHOT HB 155 taxpayers. The Alabama House passed the bill, HB 241 RETROACTIVE TAX ON PERSONAL 92-0, on April 16, 2019. The Senate passed it, EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ALABAMA PROPERTY RENTALS 31-0, on April 30, 2019. LICENSING SCHEME HOUSE (CFGF OPPOSES) (CFGF OPPOSES) VOTES This bill imposes a new retroactive license This bill increases, by tenfold, the maximum fine tax, in addition to already existing taxes, on the Examiner’s Board of Landscape Architecture ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 21 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Vote Descriptions

can impose against a licensee from $250 to “fee” on any business applicant that receives a HB 537 METHODOLOGY $2,500 per violation. It also authorizes the board tax abatement on projects up to $40,000,000. NEW GOVERNMENT INTEGRITY 2019 ALABAMA to assess the costs of conducting a disciplinary The purpose of the tax is ostensibly for COMMISSION action against an accused who is found guilty of “economic development.” Such cronyism and (CFGF SUPPORTS) the charges and increases the license application taxation schemes are designed to benefit This bill establishes a new committee to review ALABAMA fee from $75 to $150. The Alabama House passed the well-connected and further ensconce big government spending integrity and efficiency SENATE the bill, 72-19, on April 23, 2019. The Senate government’s merger with big business at the known as the Commission on Evaluation of SNAPSHOT passed it, 29-0, on May 7, 2019. expense of entrepreneurs and taxpayers. This Services. This is an important reform needed bill passed the Alabama House, 13-0, with 91 not to pierce through Alabama’s opaque budget ALABAMA HB 299 voting on May 16, 2019. It passed the Senate, process to determine whether or not Alabamans SENATE MONTGOMERY COUNTY RENTAL TAX 29-0, on May 23, 2019. are having their hard-earned tax dollars spent VOTES INCREASE wisely and effectively. The Alabama House (CFGF OPPOSES) HB 518 passed the bill, 85-0, on May 30, 2019. The Senate ALABAMA This bill is yet another tax imposed on individuals STATE CONTROL OF THE WORD “MEAT” passed it, 30-0, on May 29, 2019. SENATE and businesses leasing or renting so-called (CFGF OPPOSES) VOTE “tangible personal property” such as automobiles, This bill would prohibit lab-grown meat, or SB 73 DESCRIPTIONS trailers, and rental passenger vehicles in meat-substitute proteins, from being labeled PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE Montgomery County. This bill passed the Alabama as either meat or a meat food product. For the TRANSPARENCY REFORM ALABAMA House, 20-0, with 84 not voting on April 9, 2019. government to interfere in the marketplace to (CFGF SUPPORTS) HOUSE SNAPSHOT It passed the Senate, 33-0, on April 18, 2019. prevent the free use of the English language is to This bill prohibits medical device and biologics stifle commercial speech and reduce competition middlemen, commonly known as pharmacy HB 396 on behalf of special interests. The Alabama benefit managers (PBMs), from prohibiting ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT House passed this bill, 97-2, on May 14, 2019. pharmacies from disclosing the costs of HOUSE TAX (CFGF OPPOSES) The Alabama Senate passed it, 30-0, on May alternative treatments to customers as well as VOTES This bill authorized the Birmingham industrial 23, 2019. providing price points for medication without development board to implement a .0025% insurance. PBMs have been estimated to have ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 22 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Vote Descriptions

an impact as high as $100 billion per year in SB 112 Alabama taxpayers. The Alabama House passed METHODOLOGY increased prescription drug costs to consumers. NEW TOURISM TAX ON MOBILE the bill, 98-0, on May 2, 2019. The Senate passed 2019 ALABAMA Transparency will help reduce that cost. The BUSINESSES it, 24-7, on April 16, 2019. Alabama House passed the bill, 101-0, on May 29, (CFGF OPPOSES) 2019. The Senate passed it, 27-0, on May 15, 2019. This bill creates a new tax on certain businesses SB 192 ALABAMA FOUR PERCENT ACROSS-THE-BOARD in Mobile for the purpose of promoting tourism. SENATE SB 78 Poor public policy like this creates winners and TEACHER PAY RAISE SNAPSHOT NEW TAXPAYER-FUNDED CRONYISM losers among industries and businesses and (CFGF OPPOSES) GRANTS advances government-sanctioned cronyism and This bill provided a 4 percent across-the- ALABAMA (CFGF OPPOSES) favoritism. The Alabama Senate passed the bill, board pay raise for all certified K-12 teachers SENATE This bill is known as the “Alabama Innovation and administrative personnel in the Alabama 32-0, on April 18, 2019. The Alabama House VOTES Act” and creates a new series of grants under passed it, 32-0, with 72 legislators not voting public school system. This spending is well above a new agency (the Alabama Research and on May 14, 2019. inflation, which stood at 1.4 percent at the time ALABAMA Development Enhancement Fund) to dole of this vote, and does not take into account the SENATE out taxpayer-funded money to universities SB 147 performance of teachers and administrative VOTE and tax-exempt nonprofits headquartered EXPANDED TAXPAYER-FUNDED PENSION personnel. Such lazy policies contribute DESCRIPTIONS in the state to conduct research on biofuels BENEFITS both to unhealthy long-term fiscal outlooks and government-preferred industries. The (CFGF OPPOSES) and stagnation in educational outcomes. The ALABAMA amount of money appropriated is not capped This bill extends the benefits provided to Tier Alabama House passed the bill, 103-0, on May 28, HOUSE SNAPSHOT and is subject to the state legislature under I retirement plans to those enrolled in Tier II 2019. The Senate passed it, 31-0, on May 2, 2019. the guise of allegedly bolstering the private retirement plans. The expansion of benefits to sector through tax dollars aimed at sparking SB 195 Tier II members, who have been enrolled in a ALABAMA “innovation”. The Alabama House passed the taxpayer-funded pension and retirement plan for BIG SUPPLEMENTAL SPENDING BILL HOUSE bill, 103-0, on May 31, 2019. The Senate passed fewer years than Tier I members, is short-sighted (CFGF OPPOSES) VOTES it, 30-0, later the same day. and once again sets up future fiscal burdens for This bill allocates a total of $7.5 million to various state entities in addition to the existing $7.1 ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 23 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Alabama 2019 | House Vote Descriptions

billion provided for in the 2019 Education Trust Alabama House passed this spending increase, Fund Budget. Such spending decisions should 102-0, on May 31, 2019. The Senate passed it, METHODOLOGY 2019 ALABAMA be confined within the state’s budget process, 30-1, on the same day. not outside of existing authorization levels. Alabama’s bifurcated state budget structure ALABAMA and opaque process at times make it easier SENATE for lawmakers to simply appropriate new or SNAPSHOT additional money for governmental entities outside of the confines of the state’s budget. This is in dire need of reform. The House passed ALABAMA SENATE this, 103-0, on May 28, 2019. The Senate passed VOTES it, 29-0, on May 2, 2019.

SB 199 ALABAMA SENATE THE 2018 EDUCATION TRUST FUND VOTE BUDGET DESCRIPTIONS (CFGF OPPOSES) This bill allocates $7.1 billion in spending for the ALABAMA Education Trust Fund. This is a $500 million HOUSE increase--roughly 7.5 percent--over 2018 SNAPSHOT Education Trust Fund spending. A common benchmark to grade spending increases is the ALABAMA growth rate in population plus inflation, which HOUSE stood at just 1.73%. Since this bill grows beyond VOTES that, it forces an extra burden on Alabama

taxpayers that they shouldn’t have to carry. The ALABAMA HOUSE VOTE 24 CFGFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION CLUBFORGROWTHFOUNDATION.ORG DESCRIPTIONS